Calling all wavies! What are your thoughts on curl keeper (and other products)?

squigglylinesarebetter

So I've been looking around this site and it seems like almost everyone uses/loves CK, is it really that great? How does it work on your hair wavies? If it didn't work for you, then what does? I'm wondering what methods/products/homemade concoctions have or haven't worked for you. Just so you know my hair type is very thick, very frizzy, somewhat course 2c.

whatsercurl

Oddly enough, I just posted on another thread my undying love for CK. I use a ton of it with the other products listed in my sig. I'm in 85%+ humidity today and no frizz at all. I know it's not all because of the CK but I believe it is a big part of it.

They're my current faves but thinking about re-trying Curls Rock Curl Booster, Biolage Curl Cream, LOOB and HEBE. I didn't have luck with them in the past but I was so new to CG that I didn't have a clue what I was doing.

I only wet my hair about every 4th day so it's harder to fit in all the products I'd like to try. *hee*

wildfire

i finally broke and bought some CK and it's not all that great for me. i'm a wash-&-go type of gal and my hair always looks greasy if i only use CK. my hair doesn't frizz so i think it just weighs it down. i got the small bottle and have been using it lately under LOOB but i think if i just used the LOOB i would probably get the same results.

i really wanted it to be my HG but alas...i still have more searching to do!

aislin

I haven't tried CK yet, but I've tried [buylink=http://www.curlmart.com/Kinky-Curly-Knot-Today-p-207.html?utm_source=naturallycurly.com&utm_medium=text-link&utm_content=curltalk-post-text&utm_campaign=kinkycurly-knot-today-leaveindetangler]KCKT[/buylink], [buylink=http://www.curlmart.com/Kinky-Curly-Curling-Custard-p-778.html?utm_source=naturallycurly.com&utm_medium=text-link&utm_content=curltalk-post-text&utm_campaign=kinkycurly-curling-custard]KCCC[/buylink], and QCCC all products that have gotten raves on this site. [buylink=http://www.curlmart.com/Kinky-Curly-Curling-Custard-p-778.html?utm_source=naturallycurly.com&utm_medium=text-link&utm_content=curltalk-post-text&utm_campaign=kinkycurly-curling-custard]KCCC[/buylink] has apparently not worked for a lot of thin haired curlies/wavies, but I find it works great on me, and so does the [buylink=http://www.curlmart.com/Kinky-Curly-Knot-Today-p-207.html?utm_source=naturallycurly.com&utm_medium=text-link&utm_content=curltalk-post-text&utm_campaign=kinkycurly-knot-today-leaveindetangler]KCKT[/buylink]. QCCC on the other hand really doesn't work well at all for me. I also get great hold/curl formation with BRHG, another product that seems to be along the same lines as CK. If you end up getting CK let us know how it goes for you!

Kitara

I have thick, wavy, frizzy, course hair as well (pics in my sig). Currently I'm using SheaM leave-in, CK, and Biotera gel. When I don't use the CK I get much more frizz, but I still have frizz with CK. I'm pretty sure there's nothing on the planet that will remove my frizz.

Jessicurl products kinda work for "look", but my hair feels very producty and straw like when I use them. I've used the cheaper gels like LaBella too with no luck.

Oh yea, I have QCCC too, but I'm currently in a fight with that product. I'm going to keep it and try it again when the humidity subsides, but for now it does nothing for me. Aside from the fact that it smells great!

rudeechick

For me the CK is not about wave/curl, its about frizz.

I think the CK is an amazing product and am always surprised when people dont like it.

It doesnt make my hair dry or greasy - it just makes it have a glossy smooth surface and keeps it from frizzing (but not in that smothered John Frieda silicone way).

msgiblet

CK works great for me at keeping my hair from frizzing out or flying away in the summer. It does not work for me in low humidity and a dewpoint that's under 50 or sometimes 60. I'm finding out that my hair can handle glycerin and magnesium sulfate during the high humidity/dewpoint days, but not any other time.

hopetocurl

rudeechick wrote: »

For me the CK is not about wave/curl, its about frizz.

I think the CK is an amazing product and am always surprised when people dont like it.

It doesnt make my hair dry or greasy - it just makes it have a glossy smooth surface and keeps it from frizzing (but not in that smothered John Frieda silicone way).

I think that is the best way to put it. CK looks and acts like a silicone, but doesn't feel like a silicone.

squigglylinesarebetter

Is [buylink=http://www.curlmart.com/Curly-Hair-Solutions-Curl-Keeper-p-28.html?utm_source=naturallycurly.com&utm_medium=text-link&utm_content=curltalk-post-text&utm_campaign=curly-hair-solutions-curl-keeper]curl keeper[/buylink] thick or is it more watery? Just wondering.
I think I might have to get me some...Uh oh, I think I'm becoming a PJ!:eek:

msgiblet

squigglylinesarebetter wrote: »

Is [buylink=http://www.curlmart.com/Curly-Hair-Solutions-Curl-Keeper-p-28.html?utm_source=naturallycurly.com&utm_medium=text-link&utm_content=curltalk-post-text&utm_campaign=curly-hair-solutions-curl-keeper]curl keeper[/buylink] thick or is it more watery? Just wondering.
I think I might have to get me some...Uh oh, I think I'm becoming a PJ!:eek:

Watery -- it's water based and doesn't build up.

hollylala

I live in the high dry desert mountains in Northern Utah. I've been so close to buying CK because of all the praise, but I'm scared because of low dewpoint.
I thought CK was supposed to be hydrating...
Any suggestions on an alternative?

bostonwaves

I love CK. Since the warm, humid weather in New England started, I've been using just CK - nothing else. Today I have second day hair and I must admit it looks pretty good. I love CK because it leaves your hair so soft and touchable. You wouldn't even know that there's product in there.

When I use it under something else, I only use a palmful. Now that its my only product, I put 1 palmful in quickly through all my hair, like I'm doing a ponytail. Then as I finger curls sections of my wet hair I add more as needed.

The key to CK is to not touch or diffuse your hair until your hair starts to get hard. Don't worry, the crunchiness scrunches out easily once your hair is dry.

I suggest watching the CK styling video on the website.

HTH.

squigglylinesarebetter

Is [buylink=http://www.curlmart.com/Curly-Hair-Solutions-Curl-Keeper-p-28.html?utm_source=naturallycurly.com&utm_medium=text-link&utm_content=curltalk-post-text&utm_campaign=curly-hair-solutions-curl-keeper]curl keeper[/buylink] only avalible online?

msgiblet

hollylala wrote: »

I live in the high dry desert mountains in Northern Utah. I've been so close to buying CK because of all the praise, but I'm scared because of low dewpoint.
I thought CK was supposed to be hydrating...
Any suggestions on an alternative?

Because of your low dewpoint, you might want to try it over a good moisturizing leave-in or a little curl cream. That's the only way it would work for me during the winter here when the dewpoint is low.

brown_eyedgal20

I am still in the CK "product trying phase".

I don't like the smell of it.
I don't think I use enough so one day soon I will be using more.
I guess I should try it before a leave-in?

Jeez I spent the $ and I don't even know how to use it.

Oh, and I bought off brand KY liquid and it worked good...I will have to see if I can get CK to work "right" and then try the lube again and compare...hahaha

Kitara

Oh yeah, it smells yucky. Thankfully I can't smell it once I put the disgusting smelling Biotera gel over it. :laughing7:

You use KY in your HAIR?!?

funkedisco

I like the stuff even though I haven't used it in awhile. I haven't had the need lately. I live in the California Bay where it's not really humid and I think this product would be more useful if i was in a humid climate.

kiniha

CK is pretty magical for my hair in cutting down frizz. i like to use it with the method shown on the CHS website. it's true that it does not feel product-y on the hair, and i find my hair dries more quickly with CK alone than if I use CK and a gel. it also seems to allow my natural color to shine through without being darkened . . . i don't know if that makes sense. my hair is dark brown, almost black and the CK lets all the subtle hightlights shine through.

for other product recs--i loved an article nc.com posted in fall of 2007 about a college curly with a budget--she was a wavy and had lots of suggestions, about CK as well as mousses, gels, etc. i bet you could find the article in the archive for some other product ideas if you want.

(i liked CK in fall and now am messing around with it for a summer combo. do people find it drying or moisturizing? i'm confused.)

aaa00a

I've always wanted to try CK, but noticing that their is polyquats in it (bad, bad, evil ingredient for me, same as silicones) I'm certain it won't work for me.
:sad5:

automaticflowers

My hair is quite coarse as well, and I live in a dry desert climate. I like CK, but I tend to layer it under something that makes my hair look less crunchy.

An old fave was Curls Souffle, but I don't know if they make it anymore. It smells goooooood.